The classic and definitive monograph on iconic architect Mies van der Rohe book by Phaidon
This is the most readable, comprehensive, and beautiful book ever published on one of the twentieth century’s most influential architects, now available with a stunning new cover. Known for the beauty and purity of his work, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe built remarkable houses, skyscrapers, museums, and multibuilding campuses.
“By providing a rich texture of details, Professor Mertins succeeds in making his book an enlightening and enjoyable journey for both serious students of architecture and design as well as those interested in learning more about the creative genius (Mies van der Rohe),” said Maurice D. Parrish, Executive Director of the Farnsworth House.
Accompanied by more than 700 drawings, photographs, plans, and diagrams, Mertins’ rich and highly readable text traces the aesthetic and intellectual context for all of Mies van der Rohe’s work, with in-depth discussions of his most important buildings and projects.
The clarity of Mies’s architecture belies the diversity of his interests, which included philosophy and science as well as design, and Mertin’s rigorous and accessible text gives the reader a clear description of all the most important of Mies’s buildings as well as the intellectual contexts for their design.
Cover and pages inside the book “Mies. The classic and definitive monograph on iconic architect Mies van der Rohe”, published by Phaidon.
Mies book published by Phaidon includes buildings such as the Barcelona Pavilion in Spain; the Tugendhat House in the city of Brno, Czech Republic; S. R. Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, United States of America; and the New National Gallery in Berlin, Germany.
Published by Phaidon.
Mies. The classic and definitive monograph on iconic architect Mies van der Rohe.
Author: Detlef Mertins
Designer: William Hall
Format: Hardback
Size: 305 x 238 mm
Binding: Casebound book
Pages: 544 pp
Illustrations: 750 illustrations
Publication: 2024
ISBN 9781838668174
Edition: English.
© Phaidon Press Limited
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The American architectural theorist Detlef Mertins made lasting contributions to the theory and history of modernism in architecture, art, philosophy, and urbanism. He taught widely, including professorships at the universities of Pennsylvania, Toronto, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and Rice. During his career, he published numerous books and articles to great acclaim.
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The book “Mies. The classic and definitive monograph on iconic architect Mies van der Rohe” published by Phaidon, is a true must-have book within any library, especially for people and companies working in creative industry, as this represents the foundation of contemporary creative knowledge and exploration.
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